When we think about our kitchens, they actually have lots of equipment and gadgets stored within them. For most people that means their kitchen space, cupboards and drawers can start to get cluttered. Recently whilst I was having a clear out and reorganisation I realised that the kitchen scales were taking a fair bit of valuable drawer space, but as they do get used, not often but they are needed from time to time, I didn’t want to get rid of them. So I woke up my phone and starting looking for small compact scales that would suit my occasional needs whilst taking up less drawer space. And I was successful, I found the CAMRY Digital Folding Electronic Kitchen Scales.
The CAMRY Digital Folding Electronic Kitchen Scales are a compact culinary companion. The scales are very space-saving as their foldable compact design sees them opening up into a V shape and closing again, just as you would with a pair of scissors. Allowing for easy storage in even the most space-constrained kitchens, campervans and are even lightweight and compact enough to throw in a backpack if you need to weigh food portions when travelling. No cluttered workspace, no space-hogging in the drawer and they can even be hung up with the kitchen utensils. The convenience of this design cannot be overstated, as it addresses the common issue of bulky and unwieldy kitchen equipment that often clutters the workspace.
The space-saving compact design is a winner as they measure 22.5 x 6.5 x 1.5cm, but more importantly, do they work? Yes, they do!
The scissor design makes them extremely easy to open and close. They can weigh up to 5kg from as 1g, and it has four unit measurements; lb:oz/g fl’oz/ml. It also has a Milk and Water setting. All results are displayed on its 2” LCD screen that is clear and easy to read. They are built with food grade ABS material and stainless steel and look sleek and modern in their silver/black design that will fit into any kitchen.
Using these scales is simple. Pull open, place on flat surface and turn on (the power button and unit change button are on the edge by the screen). Place what you want to weigh on the V of the stainless steel platform of the scales and you will get an accurate measurement. It features a tare function so that you can place a bowl on them and set to 0 so that you are only weighing what you put in the bowl and not the weight of the container.
They also feature an AUTO OFF function when the scales show 0 for two minutes, or if the weight reading hasn’t changed in two minutes. An excellent battery saving feature.
They are easy to clean, waterproof/water resistant and even have an anti-fingerprint finish so that you can’t see fingerprints all over the stainless steel finish.
Overall, I love the look and compact design of these scales. The black/silver design will look great in any kitchen, although mine are keep in the drawer as they take up very little space. I found they were accurate and consistent when measuring (to check, I weighed things that I already knew the weight of and then checked on my old scales).
The CAMRY Digital Folding Electronic Kitchen Scales appear to be a solid choice for those in search of a compact, user-friendly, and accurate kitchen scale. They are powered by 1x CR2032 battery (which is easy to change when needed). But they are not perfect, I did have some niggles; the part of the scales with the LCD screen didn’t have any support underneath so could easily be rocked on a flat surface. I also found that the touch buttons weren’t always that responsive and occasionally needed to be pressed a few times to change settings, zero or turn on/off.
For me, the slight niggles as mentioned above aren’t a bit problem as I only have occasional use for the scales, but for someone doing a lot of preparing of food and cooking it might be a bigger issue. But even with those niggles, I did find that the scales seemed to accurate and suited my needs.
I love the compact design that makes them extremely easy to store and that they do seem to be accurate. A great little gadget for any kitchen.
Rating: 4/5
RRP: £9.99
Available to buy from Amazon here.